57% of Oakland charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Michigan.

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Oakland charter township:

German (21.3%)

Polish (10.8%)

English (10.5%)

Italian (9.7%)

Irish (7.3%)

United States or American (6.6%)

Scottish (3.5%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (16%)

India (10%)

Poland (9%)

Germany (8%)

Russia (5%)

Italy (5%)

Korea (4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Drove a car alone: 5,771 (92%)

Carpooled: 269 (4%)

Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)

Taxi: 3 (0%)

Walked: 31 (0%)

Other means: 6 (0%)

Worked at home: 171 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (89%)

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Electricity (2%)

16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other group homes

90.6% of residents of Oakland charter township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).